Adjustable bedspring rest



March 13, 1934 A. MEADOWS ET AL ADJUSTABLE BEDSPRING REST Original Filed July l2, 1952 INVENTORS N J sA Y WL `E om D O um?, n A su Patented 'Max'. 13, 1934 PATENT OFFICE 1,951,196 ADJUSTABLE BEDSPRING REST Amos Meadows and Samuel S. Kaplan,

Kingston, N. Y.

Refled for abandoned 622,078, July 12, 1932.

application Serial No.

This application July 19, 1933, Serial No. 681,170

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a bed-spring rest.

The present disclosure is a substitute for abandoned application filed on July 12, 1932, Serial Number 622,078.

The invention has for an object the provision of an adjustable bed-spring rest adapted to be mounted within the four corners of the frame of a bed and arranged in a manner so as to be capable of holding the bed-spring at various elevated positions.

It is of advantage quite often to change the location of a bed-spring with relation to the frame of the bed so as to cause a change to add to the comfort and convenience of a person using the bed. The instant arrangement allows such change very conveniently and without excessive cost in producing'the article.

As a further object of this invention is is particularly proposed to arrange a base strap adapted for attachment in a vertical position upon the bed frame, and to provide a bed-spring rest adapted to be detachably secured in various vertical positions upon said base strap.

This invention further contemplates the provision of rivets upon the base strap having heads and reduced necks extended from the front face of the base strap, andthe provision of bayonet slots formed in the bed-spring rest adapted to engage said rivets to hold the bed-spring rest in various relative positions to the base strap.

Furthermore, it is another object of this invention to produce an arrangement whereby the rivets may be adjusted to various vertical positions for the better` control of the placement of the bedspring rest.

'Ihe invention still further proposes the construction of a device of the class described which is of simple, durable, construction, dependable 4o in use and eiiicient in operation and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of attachment upon a bed/frame.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a bed-spring rest for co-action with said base strap.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

50 a base strap for Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of a base strap constructed according to a modification of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The adjustable bed-spring rest, according to this invention, comprises a base strap 10 for attachment in a vertical position on the frame of a bed and carrying a plurality of rivets 11 with heads 12 and necks 13 disposed on the frontface 65 of the base strap. Each of these rivets has its head cut of a peculiar shape to adapt a bed-spring rest with corresponding openings to be engaged thereon and secured in place. A plurality of apertures 14 are formed in the base strap and are 70 for the purpose of receiving screws or other similar articles to attach the strap in place upon the bed.

A bed-spring rest 15 is arranged for use in conjunction with the base strip and has a. vertical arm 16 formed with bayonet apertures 17 adapted to engage upon the rivets 11. Each of these apertures has a lower section of the same shape as the head 12 of the rivet and an upper section 18 adapted to slip over the neck 13 of the 80 rivet and thus insure the maintenance of the parts in engaged positions. The bed-spring rest may be engaged upon different rivets 11 so that it is disposed in various vertical positions. The lower arm of the bed spring rest is formed with a plurality of serrations 19 or roughened portions so as to prevent free slippage of the `spring when in use.

'Ihe base strip 10 is formed with a central vertical bent out portion 20 which serves as a rein- 90 forcement and which is also adapted to engage behind a bent out portion 21 extending along the central line of the bed-spring rest. These bent portions reinforce the parts and in addition prevent the bed-spring'rest from twisting laterally 95 when engaged upon the base strap. It will be noted that when the parts are engaged together the inter-engagement of the portion 20 with the back of the portion 21 in conjunction with the engaging of the rivets 11 into the apertures 17, cause 100 the bed-spring rest to be securely held upon the base strap. Each of the rivets 11 has its inner end 23 riveted over the rear wall of the base strap. 'I'he rivets 11 have shank portions 24 which pass through the material of the base strap, and the inner ends of these Shanks are riveted over.

In practice Yit is necessary that four of the articles each shown in Figs. 1 and 2 be used upon each bed, one pair at each corner. The base straps should be permanently secured within the rivets 28 are pulled forwards.

at various desired elevations. In detail. the base strap 25 is formed with a longitudinal slot 26 extending irom near the top to nearthe bottom and along the center of the projecting portion 20. Along the inner wall of the projected portion on :both sides of the slot 26 there are formed rows of.'

28 are slidable within the ends 29 with serrated faces the serrations 27 when the Each of the rivets has a neck portion 3l which engages through the slot 26 and a head portion 32 which has a beveled top rear surface 33 adapted to facilitate the engagement of the bed-spring rest shown in Fig. 2.

In usefthc rivets 28 are moved to desired positions along the slot 26 and then the bed-spring rest l5 engaged thereon which causes the moving frontwards of the rivets in the adjusted positions.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood Ythat we do not limit ourselves to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications Vcoming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: V

1. An adjustable bed-spring rest, comprising a base strap for attachment in a vertical position upon a bed, a plurality of spacednrivets vertically adjustably mounted in an opening in said base strap and having necks and heads to the front of serrations 27. Rivets slot 26 and have base 30 adapted to engage Ysaid base strap, assoc1ated means on said rivets and base strap for holding the rivets various positions of adjustment when engaged lby a bedspring rest, and an L-shaped bed-spring rest having a vertical arm with bayonet openings for engaging upon one or more of said rivets and so assume various adjusted vertical positions.

n 2. An adjustable bed-'spring rest, comprising a base strap for attachment in a vertical position upon a bed, a plurality of spaced rivets vertically adjustably mounted in an opening in said base strap and having necksVVV and heads to the front of said base strap, associated means on said rivets and base strap for holding the rivets in various positions of adjustment when their heads are engaged'by a bed-springY rest, and an L-shaped bedspring rest having a horizontal arm and a vertical arm with bayonet openings for engaging the heads of one or more of said rivets and so assume various adjusted vertical positions. Y

3. An adjustable bed-spring rest, comprising a base strap for attachment in a vertical position on a bed and having a vertical slot, a plurality of rivets slidable in said slot, a bed-spring rest having openings adapted to receive the heads of said rivets, and means for holding the rivets in various adjusted positions along said slot upon the engagement of said bed-spring rest.

4. An adjustable bed-spring rest, comprising a base strap for attachment in a vertical position on a bed and having a vertical slot, a plurality of rivets slidable in said slot,a bed-spring rest having openings adapted to receive the heads of said rivets, and means for holding the rivets in various adjusted positions along said slot upon the engagement of said bed-spring rest, said latter means comprising serrations upon the bases of said rivets engageable with Serrat-ions on the back Vfof said base strap upon urging forward of the rivets due to the engagement elf said bed-spring 

